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About

With PDF.live, you can convert PDFs into other file formats and vice versa. Convert Word docs, Excel sheets, PowerPoint presentations and JPEGs. PDF.live is cloud-based, so you don’t need to download and install anything, and it works on any internet-connected device. Click and drag your document, follow the prompts, and you can easily sign, annotate, edit text, compress, merge and a whole lot more with this free online PDF editor.

About

Made in Switzerland, the land of watches, banks, and clean design, Smallpdf is an award-winning company that offers a suite of clever document management tools for everyone—for work, for home, for life. Founded in 2013, Smallpdf provides a simple, secure, and reliable answer to heavy, awkward PDF software. By removing unnecessary features and adding a deep focus on user experience, Smallpdf has become the most-loved and most-trusted PDF software on the planet, serving over 500 million users, 100,000 different companies, in 24 different languages, and in every country in the world—even Antarctica! Smallpdf integrates seamlessly with professional and personal tasks, boosting productivity and simplifying the way people manage their documents, with tools to compress, convert, edit, sign, protect, and unlock PDF documents in just a few easy steps.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Businesses, small businesses, students, professionals, basic customers

Audience

Everyone

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$3.95/month/user billed yearly
or $4.95/month/user billed monthly

7-day free trial
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

$7/month/user
$84/year or $10/month.
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 1.5 / 5
ease 1.8 / 5
features 1.8 / 5
design 1.8 / 5
support 1.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 4.7 / 5
features 4.3 / 5
design 4.3 / 5
support 4.7 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! This is the worst pdf editor I have ever used! After logging in a couple times, it actually seems more like a scam. I screwed up and let the free trial expire and they billed me $71.88. DO NOT USE THIS PROGRAM.
  • The one time I used it, I was compressing a .pdf file and it worked fine. I signed up for the one-week free trial.
  • None. I can't say I like anything about PDF Live. They keep charging my bank account 3 months after I deactivated my account.
  • None! There are no pros. In using PDF.live. It is ridiculously and stupidly designed!!! The only thing i'm finding it produces is anger and anxiety!

Cons

  • Impossible to edit and see what you are writing or place it in the correct place on a form. NO PASSWORD - you get sent a link every time you want to log into your account. WAY over priced for crap.
  • I missed the cut-off to cancel by one day. I don't want to use this anymore. They answered my first email.
  • Charging my bank account after deactivation. I deactivated my account about 3 months ago but I get notified every month that my bank account has been charged by PDF Live. I have severally tried to reach someone of their phone number provided online but don't cant get an real person to talk to, it takes me to a voicemail. They are a complete scam and I have reported them to my bank.
  • I have a paid subscription to superteachers and PDF.live is terminally attached to it and won't let me simply print out my lessons! If I could recommend less than 1 as a recommendation for this product, I would!

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Absolutely love that SmallPDF is available through a web browser, meaning we do not need to download and install any software and that it is accessible anywhere we are regardless of which computer we are using. It has *most* the features we use for editing PDFs including inserting text and converting PDF files to Word, and it integrates nicely with Google Suite. The overall design and UX is also very slick and intuitive.
  • The convenience of being able to convert to and from PDFs, along with a range of file manipulation options whenever I want, makes Smallpdf a no-brainer compared to the the huge expense and bloated nature of the market leader. It does exactly what I need it to do, 95% of the time, the balance is usually page "overflow" and not hard to rectify.
  • How easy it is to use, and the price. Also, the style is beautiful. And you can compress the document right after editing and signing it.

Cons

  • Coming from someone who also uses Nitro Pro, SmallPDF is missing the feature to directly edit existing text and images on a PDF file while retaining original formatting. This means I have to occasionally revert back to Nitro Pro if I need to edit existing text and images on PDF files (as opposed to adding text or images to PDF files, which is what SmallPDF can do).
  • The service could do with a custom option - there are tools I use all the time but there is no option to have shortcuts to these particular tools on the main menu. As a subscriber it would make sense to have that option rather than having to go through the whole list of tools to select the same thing each time. Conversion from pdf to jpg is not high resolution so the images do not stand up well on a web site. The Word to PDF conversion does not like "tight" pages and will overflow a two-page Word file into 3 pages of PDF, which can be frustrating but if you are aware of the problem then you can adjust the volume of copy accordingly to compensate.
  • I would like to have more featured with editing my documents.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

PDF.live
Founded: 2017
United States
PDF.live

Company Information

Smallpdf
Founded: 2013
Switzerland
smallpdf.com

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Categories

Categories

PDF Features

Annotations
Convert to PDF
Digital Signature
Encryption
Merge / Append
PDF Reader
Watermarking

PDF Editors Features

Access Controls / Permissions
Annotations
Commenting / Notes
Compare Side-by-Side
Customizable Branding
Delete Pages
Electronic Signature
Forms Management
Full Text Search
Merge / Append
Offline Access
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Rearrange Pages
Rotate Pages
Watermarking

PDF Features

Annotations
Convert to PDF
Digital Signature
Encryption
Merge / Append
PDF Reader
Watermarking

PDF Editors Features

Access Controls / Permissions
Annotations
Commenting / Notes
Compare Side-by-Side
Customizable Branding
Delete Pages
Electronic Signature
Forms Management
Full Text Search
Merge / Append
Offline Access
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Rearrange Pages
Rotate Pages
Watermarking

Digital Signature Features

Audit Trail
Authentication
Auto Reminders
Customizable Templates
Document Analytics
Mobile Signature
Multi-Party Signing
Progress Tracking
Task Progress Tracking

Document Management Features

Access Controls
Archiving & Retention
Collaboration Tools
Compliance Tracking
Document Archiving
Document Assembly
Document Capture
Document Conversion
Document Delivery
Document Indexing
Document Retention
Electronic Signature
Email Management
File Recovery
File Type Conversion
Forms Management
Full Text Search
Offline Access
Optical Character Recognition
Print Management
Version Control

Integrations

Desktop.com
Dropbox
Google Drive

Integrations

Desktop.com
Dropbox
Google Drive
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